James Millikin at Purdue

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., October 8, 1922, page 1

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  Hennng Singer Pitcher Doped Give Major League Aggre CATION Argument Fourier Stock Mueller and Lavan Stars, to Play. PURDUE WINS OVER JAMES MILLIKIN IN CLOSE GAME, 10 TO 0 Wet Grid Holds Down Score Purdue Lacks Punch to Repeat Touchdown. LAFAYETTE. Ind. oct. with difficulty Purdue succeeded in piiing up a score Of ten TO nothing against the James MIliken college football team Of Decatur, H.. this afternoon The game was played in a drilling rain. and the soEgy field prevented the BoiIermakcrs from opening up with end runs and passes. IN the first period there was a series OF punts after which Well man made two snort passes TO Murphy. Wellman then plunged through the Alilliken line for a touchdown Eversman kicked the goal from placement Fleischman, the new Purdue guard played a stellar game. as did Simpson Of the invaders. Eversman was the outstanding star in the Purdue backdeld. lie made one run Of 30 yards and several runs for ten yards MnHken made but two first downs against the Boilermakers. At four different times Purdue had the pig skin within striking dista- ce OF the Miliken geal. but lacked the punch to put II over. In the third period Holwerda was substituted for Bahr and sent a drop kick over from the

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Purdue leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.